Tesla M2070-Q vs Radeon R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 with Tesla M2070-Q, including specs and performance data.

R7 260
2013, $109
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
6.91
+121%

R7 260 outperforms M2070-Q by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking597804
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.280.01
Power efficiency5.601.07
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBonaireGF100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (12 years ago)25 July 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $5,489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

R7 260 has 32700% better value for money than Tesla M2070-Q.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768448
Core clock speedno data574 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0032.14
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs4856
L1 Cache192 KB896 KB
L2 Cache256 KB768 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz783 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s150.3 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R7 260 6.91
+121%
Tesla M2070-Q 3.12

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 260 2891
+122%
Samples: 107
Tesla M2070-Q 1305
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.91 3.12
Recency 17 December 2013 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 225 Watt

R7 260 has a 121.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 95.7% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2070-Q, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla M2070-Q is a workstation one.

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